Disc Mower Caddy - Anybody using them

barticus73 · Jun 8, 2006

( His answer doesnt do YOU any good, but it might be worth something to someone else.

When people cannot or do not answer your questions exactly as you would have liked, dont flame them with sarcasm and bitterenss. Keep in mind that all the advice given here is free. More than likely there is someone here who can help you out if you patient and respectful. )

His answer was what it was because he doesn't sell the Fort brand mowers. The three point hook up is pretty much the same for all the manufacturers so 'YES' his answer was of little to no benefit.

barticus73 · Jun 8, 2006

( His answer doesnt do YOU any good, but it might be worth something to someone else.

When people cannot or do not answer your questions exactly as you would have liked, dont flame them with sarcasm and bitterenss. Keep in mind that all the advice given here is free. More than likely there is someone here who can help you out if you patient and respectful. )

His answer was what it was because he doesn't sell the Fort brand mowers. The three point hook up is pretty much the same for all the manufacturers so 'YES' his answer was of little to no benefit.

jwcinpk · Jun 8, 2006

Guys he pays to advertise here and he is a wealth of good info on lots of products. Let's cut him some slack. He is not partial to certain brands for his own reasons, as am I. I for one value his opinion!

jwcinpk · Jun 8, 2006

Guys he pays to advertise here and he is a wealth of good info on lots of products. Let's cut him some slack. He is not partial to certain brands for his own reasons, as am I. I for one value his opinion!

barticus73 · Jun 8, 2006

( Guys he pays to advertise here and he is a wealth of good info on lots of products. Let's cut him some slack. He is not partial to certain brands for his own reasons, as am I. I for one value his opinion! )

But that doesn't mean everyone has to agree with his opinion. I wasn't trying to sound rude.

barticus73 · Jun 8, 2006

( Guys he pays to advertise here and he is a wealth of good info on lots of products. Let's cut him some slack. He is not partial to certain brands for his own reasons, as am I. I for one value his opinion! )

But that doesn't mean everyone has to agree with his opinion. I wasn't trying to sound rude.

Renze · Jun 11, 2006

( The caddy will allow you to safely pull a larger mower with a smaller tractor. Fuel savings anyone! The tractor does not have to carry the weight of the mower which can make some tractors unstable in the hill country. )

I really dont see any of this going to work... I use a 2 meter disk mower on a Zetor 5245 or 6718, but i wouldnt hesitate to hook it up to my little 2011, even though it doesnt have the power to run it at 20 km/h like the others can.

Usually a mower is carried by its slide boots when it is in working position, not by the tractor. All the tractor has to do is keep the mower straight, because it is offset mounted aside the tractor.

If that mower caddy (weighing maybe a 1000 lbs ??) is enough to keep the mower in position without swinging the caddy away, i'm sure any tractor that can power a mower, has the inertia to keep it pulling straight.

Usually the problem with bigger mowers is lifting it off the ground on the headland. Some smaller 80 hp utility tractors tend to break the shaft that connects both short lift arms on the transmission housing, when they carried 3 meter mower conditioners folded down but just a foot off the ground, due to the torsion of the offset weight.

If the mower was really to big to carry on the 3pt lift, i'd get the pull type mower.

I dont see how a smaller tractor would result in less fuel conumption, mowers require quite some power so a smaller tractor would result in a slower working speed, so longer time to mow.

Renze · Jun 11, 2006

( The caddy will allow you to safely pull a larger mower with a smaller tractor. Fuel savings anyone! The tractor does not have to carry the weight of the mower which can make some tractors unstable in the hill country. )

I really dont see any of this going to work... I use a 2 meter disk mower on a Zetor 5245 or 6718, but i wouldnt hesitate to hook it up to my little 2011, even though it doesnt have the power to run it at 20 km/h like the others can.

Usually a mower is carried by its slide boots when it is in working position, not by the tractor. All the tractor has to do is keep the mower straight, because it is offset mounted aside the tractor.

If that mower caddy (weighing maybe a 1000 lbs ??) is enough to keep the mower in position without swinging the caddy away, i'm sure any tractor that can power a mower, has the inertia to keep it pulling straight.

Usually the problem with bigger mowers is lifting it off the ground on the headland. Some smaller 80 hp utility tractors tend to break the shaft that connects both short lift arms on the transmission housing, when they carried 3 meter mower conditioners folded down but just a foot off the ground, due to the torsion of the offset weight.

If the mower was really to big to carry on the 3pt lift, i'd get the pull type mower.

I dont see how a smaller tractor would result in less fuel conumption, mowers require quite some power so a smaller tractor would result in a slower working speed, so longer time to mow.

jwcinpk · Jun 11, 2006

I live in SE KY and it's pretty steep here. I mow with a Mahindra 6000 4x4 w/ fel and I can tell you that in spots the mower drags me where it wants to go. This being a 9ft Fort. If you happen to mow with the mower down the hill it becomes difficult to stay where you want. I for one believe that wheels on the caddy would help keep it from dragging me over the hill. The mower bar slides where as the wheels would just ride along behind me. I don't know just my thoughts, but I won't be buying one anytime soon.

Renze · Jun 11, 2006

Over here in Holland, the municipalities all use Austrian Aebi tractors with low center of gravity to mow highway on-ramp hillsides, with a front mounted mower.

I think if the mower will drag your tractor where it wants to go, where will it drag the much lighter mower caddy ??